St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-26
Tae Minnesota Militiamen but Little
Affected by the Fierce Tempera-
ture Of Washington.
They Went Through Yesterdays Fa-
rade in Better Form Than the Boys
From Dixie Land.
President Cleveland and a Distinguished
Assemblage Review the March
of Citizen Soldiers.
Two Southern Companies Drop Out Of
Line to Avoid Being in Contact
With Colored Troops.
Special to the Globe.

were in line from 10:30 this morning
until 2:3O this afternoon on needlessly
long line of march. President Cleve-
land lifted his hat to the Minnesota
boys as they passed the reviewing stand.
They marched by platoons until they
entered Pennsylvania avenue, by the
treasury department, when they wheeled
into company fronts amid the cheers of
the multitude. Not one man of either
company fell out of line, although the
heat was intense. The Southern COM
panleS lost several men on account of
heat. Capt. Bean says he picked up
horseshoe and carried it in his left hand
for two hours. His company is selling
in the pools for place three to one.
The firing of vOlleyS with blank cart
ridges botherS some of the companies.
him better than that his men are thor
ough in that. A general order has been
Issued forbidding company drilling.
This is done to pevent the last compa-
nles attaining extra proficiency for the
competition. Mrs. Cleveland was to
nave been at the dress parade this even
ing, and the Minnesota men were given
the right of the line. Another storm in
terfered. In passing the president most
OF the companies looked up at him. The
Minnesota men marched ''eyes 'front.'"
Many spectators thought they were reg
ulars. ID company dimes with A to-
morrow.
A GREAT SUCCESS.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The parade
of the troops to-day for review by the
president has afforded the first oppor-
tunlty for seeing at once the entire body
OF those forming the encampment, and
was an unqualified success. The az
rangements for the parade were season.
ably completed, and were carried out
almost to the allotted second and with
out an apparent hitch or break. The
head of the column started from the
camp on Seventeenth street promptlyat
noon and reached the stand erected for
the president and invited guests ten
minutes later. The reviewing stand
had seats for nearly 800 people, and was
well filled without crowding.
WITH THE PRESIDENT
were Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Walsh and
Mrs. Marcy and Col. and Mrs. Lamont.
Gen. Sheridan and several members of
his staff, in full uniform, were their es-
cortS. Among the guests of the drill
were Gov. Lee, of Virginia. and staff.
and Gov. McGill, of Minnesota. and staff
the staff of Gov. Gray, of Indiana. (the
governor himself having been detained at
the last momenD. Secretary Endicott,
Senators Sherman and Gorham, the
Mexican and Chinese ministers and
ladies of their families, and a liberal
sprlnkllng OF other legations and army
people. The stand was covered with
bunting, and stood beneath the shade of
the lofty trees which front the White
house grounds. When the right of the
column approached the president
stepped upon the dais, and in response
TO the Salutes of the passing commands
he removed his hat and bowed. Follow
ing Gen. Augur and the brilliant staff
attached to his headquarters came the
Marine band of 40 men.
THE ORDER
OF the parade was as follows:
Virginia Brigade-Brig Gen. C. j. Ander
son.
First Provisional Battalion-Louisyille Le-
mani.
Second Provisional Battalion-Six comma.
mes Second Ohio infantry, Company d.
Eighth Ohio, Company c, Seventeenth Ohio
ana ana Ioledo &c cadets, Battery B, Ohio (Col.
Third Provisional Battalion-W Washington
Z Light infantry corps, Washington cadets
(Col. N. G. Moore).
Fourth Provisional Battalion-San Antonio
rriies, Lee Light guard, Company D, Second
Missouri, Companies B and c. Third Mis-
souri, (Maj. W. H. ShefIield).
hifth Provisional Battalion-CompanyD D.
Sc cond Maine, Company d, Second New
York, Company c, First New Jersey, Eighth
separate company New York. Company III,
Sixth Illinois, Fort Wayne Zouaves, Indian
apolis Light infantry, Muscatine rifles, Mil
waukee battery, Indiana Battery A, Third
Indiana Gatlin gun squad (Col. Bobleter).
Sixth Provisional Battali0n-Company d,
First Michigan, Companies and j, Second
Michigan, Company A, First Michigan Com
D,First Minnesota, Governors guard of North
Carolina (Col. Anthony.
Seventh Provisional Battalion-Fifth Rhode
Island battalion, Sheridan guards, Sarsfeld
guards, Shields guards, Emerald guards, En-
NETT guards Qieut. Col. Moran).
Eighth Provisional Battalion-Michigan
military academy cadets, Peekskill cadets
Cayuga Lake cadets, Maryland college cadets,
Bethel cadets, St, Johns academy cadets
(Col. John Sumner Rogers.
Ninth Provisional Battalion-Chicago Zou-
aves, Capt. T. j. Fordl.
The wide, smoOthly-paved avenues
selected for the line of march afforded
ample room for display by company
front, and thousands of strangers with
half the population of Washington filled
the windows and lined the pavements
along the entire route.
The Vicksburg SOutheInS, withtheir
band. ana tne memphis merchants L0u-
ayes brought up the rear, with quite an
interval between them and their prede-
cessors. They formed, in fact, little
column by themselves. They had been
assigned to positions respectively in the
fourth and ninth provisional battalions,
but dropped out of line because, as their
officers explained, they were placed i'm
mediately behind colored organizations.
sCLEVELAND'S AUTOGRAPH.